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In its basic modes, FCC-ee is a factory for Z and W bosons, the Higgs scalar, top quarks and flavoured Standard Model particles. As a consequence, with FCC-ee we will be able to test in clean and precise experimental conditions the entire spectrum of the Standard Model electroweak physics programme. On top of that, the anticipated electroweak precision studies will allow us to set up a discovery programme which goes beyond the Standard Model. From a bird’s eye perspective, the physics plan includes searching for new elusive particles that could interact extremely weakly, or unveiling the existence of new heavy particles by their indirect (virtual loops) effect on ultra-precise measurements.
In the talk, I will highlight both the precision and discovery aspects of the physics programme and the main theoretical challenges which are ahead of us.
